Re: Derby Week : Tue Apr 16, 2019 11:38 am  

any news on who the officials are?

Re: Derby Week : Tue Apr 16, 2019 12:13 pm  

It's everyone's favourite whistler Ben Thaler as ref Moore VR.

Re: Derby Week : Tue Apr 16, 2019 12:35 pm  

Shame Ganson doesn't do VR anymore.

Re: Derby Week : Tue Apr 16, 2019 2:32 pm  

If carling did off sides. Ganson is the man

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Re: Derby Week : Tue Apr 16, 2019 4:53 pm  

Some of the refs who have improved with experience are good adverts for sticking with the younger ones who are struggling at times. And tbf Thaler is among those who have improved significantly, imo.

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Re: Derby Week : Tue Apr 16, 2019 4:55 pm  

hull2524 wrote:

If carling did off sides. Ganson is the man

That woke me right up to the concept of prevenge.

Go on Hodgson, go on Hodgson!

Re: Derby Week : Tue Apr 16, 2019 5:08 pm  

we don't talk about that,

Re: Derby Week : Tue Apr 16, 2019 7:49 pm  

Mild Rover wrote:

Some of the refs who have improved with experience are good adverts for sticking with the younger ones who are struggling at times. And tbf Thaler is among those who have improved significantly, imo.

100% agree.

Thaler is now an excellent official and Child is not too far behind.

It is frustrating with a lot of new referees but they have to go through the learning curve and Rugby League is not an easy game to officiate. For a Hull derby Thaler is the best choice.

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Re: Derby Week : Tue Apr 16, 2019 8:18 pm  

His Bobness wrote:

100% agree.

Thaler is now an excellent official and Child is not too far behind.

It is frustrating with a lot of new referees but they have to go through the learning curve and Rugby League is not an easy game to officiate. For a Hull derby Thaler is the best choice.

Yeah, I used to used to dread getting Thaler or Child, but credit to them. Hopefully we’ll be saying the same about the newer ones in the not too distant.

If Child has won me over, there’s no reason why Mikalauskas shouldn’t get the Grand Final one day!

Re: Derby Week : Tue Apr 16, 2019 9:53 pm  

For a game like the derby you need a ref who is going to work with the players and not get carried away if things start to get a bit heated. You need to know when to give a bit of leeway but also where the line is. Thaler has seen it all before and is probably the best man for the job.